Golshifteh Farahani
Golshifteh Farahani (گلشیفته فراهانی) was born on 10th July 1983 and is an international Iranian actress. Golshifteh Farahani started her acting career in theatre at the age of 6. Since then she has played in more than 40 films, many of which have been screened or awarded at international festivals. Amongst her famous Iranian films are Bahman Ghobadi's Half Moon, Dariush Mehrjui's Santoori , Rasool Mollagholipour's M for Mother and Asghar Farhadi's About Elly. Starring in Ridley Scotts Body of Lies (2008), alongside Leonardo Di Caprio and Russel Crowe, Golshifteh Farahani became the first Iranian to act in a major Hollywood production. She has also starred in films such as Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014) directed by Ridley Scott, Paterson (2016) directed by Jim jarmush, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017), Extraction (2020), and Alpha (2025) directed by Palme d'Or winning filmmaker Julia Ducournau.
Filmography (76 titles)
Un peu avant minuit
Tina · 2026
MovieMatchbox
Robbie · 2026
MovieOh, What Happy Days!
2025
ShowSuper Plan
Self - Guest · 2025
6.3MovieAlpha
Mother · 2025
6.2MovieWilliam Tell
Suna · 2025
7.3MovieReading Lolita in Tehran
Azar Nafisi · 2024
5.7MovieSchirkoa: In Lies We Trust
242B (voice) · 2024
9.0MovieSinjar, naissance des fantômes
Narrator (voix) · 2024
MovieCan Creativity Save the World?
Self · 2024
Free to Create - Artists in Exile
Herself · 2024
6.1MovieHood Witch
Nour · 2023
ShowFaut Voir - L'Hebdo cinéma
Self - Guest · 2023
8.5MovieWoman, Life, Freedom: An Iranian Revolution
Self · 2023
7.4MovieExtraction 2
Nik Khan · 2023
8.7MovieColdplay: Music of the Spheres - Live at River Plate
Self · 2023
1.0ShowBeau geste
Self · 2023
5.0MovieRomantique
Salomé · 2022
7.0MovieMy Father's Dragon
Dela Elevator (voice) · 2022
8.8MovieColdplay: Music of the Spheres - Live Broadcast from Buenos Aires
Self · 2022
4.9MovieBrother and Sister
Faunia Vuillard · 2022
MovieCocorica
(voice) · 2021
7.5ShowSurge
Nora · 2021
7.1ShowInvasion
Aneesha Malik · 2021
2.0ShowC ce soir, le débat
Self - Guest · 2021
7.3MovieExtraction
Nik Khan · 2020
6.1MovieArab Blues
Selma · 2020
5.3MovieBlind Spot
Elham · 2019
8.0MovieThe Song of Scorpions
Nooran · 2019
7.1MovieThe Upside
Maggie · 2019